Ke Huy Quan
Ke Huy Quan (born August 20, 1971) is a Vietnamese-American actor, stunt choreographer and former child actor. In 2023, he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022).
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| Born | Quan Kế Huy August 20, 1970 | ||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||
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| Alma mater | University of Southern California | ||||||||||
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| Years active | 1984–2002; 2021–present (acting) 2000–2004 (production assistant) | ||||||||||
| Spouse | Echo Quan | ||||||||||
| Awards | Full list | ||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 關繼威[1] | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 关继威[2] | ||||||||||
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| Vietnamese alphabet | Quan Kế Huy[3] | ||||||||||
Early life
changeQuan Kế Huy was born in August 20, 1970 in Saigon, South Vietnam.[4] Three years after the end of the Vietnam War in 1975, Quan left Vietnam with his family.[5] Some of his family fled to Hong Kong, while Quan's mother and three other siblings went to Malaysia.[6] After staying at a refugee camp in Hong Kong, Quan's entire family were allowed to enter the United States as part of the Refugee Admissions Program in 1979.[7] Quan grew up in California.[8]
Career
changeIn the 1980s, he appeared in several movies. His best known roles were as Short Round in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) and Data in The Goonies (1985). After he stopped acting, he worked as a stunt coordinator on many movies, for example X-Men.
He became well known for his role in the 2022 movie Everything Everywhere All at Once, which won him multiple awards such as the Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors Guild Award and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor the following year. He is the first Vietnam-born actor to win an Academy Award.[9]
In September 2022, Quan was announced to have joined the cast for the second season of the Marvel Cinematic Universe series Loki for Disney+. For this role, he received a Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series nomination.[10][11]
In June 2023, it was announced that he had been invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as an actor.[12]
In December 2023, he joined the voice cast for Kung Fu Panda 4.[13]
Personal life
changeQuan is married to Echo Quan, who was the on-set translator for Everything Everywhere All at Once.[14]
References
change- ↑ 蕭采薇 (April 22, 2022). "獨／季芹17歲第一個緋聞對象是他！ 關繼威：看到她現在很幸福". ETtoday (in Traditional Chinese). Archived from the original on May 23, 2022. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
- ↑ Jonathan Head, Tran Vo. "奥斯卡金像奖：越南为何不愿认可创下历史的关继威？". BBC (in Simplified Chinese). Archived from the original on March 18, 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
- ↑ "Quan Kế Huy nhớ thời chật vật ở Hollywood". VTV (in Vietnamese). 2023-01-11. Archived from the original on February 8, 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
- ↑ Tamagawa, Emiko (April 8, 2022). "Actor Ke Huy Quan returns in front of the camera in 'Everything, Everywhere, All at Once'". WBUR-FM. Archived from the original on April 24, 2022. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
- ↑ Youngs, Ian (March 13, 2023). "Ke Huy Quan: From forgotten child star of Indiana Jones and The Goonies to Oscars hero". BBC. Archived from the original on March 13, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
- ↑ Bedigan, Mike (March 13, 2023). "Ke Huy Quan's triumphant return to the world of mainstream acting". Yahoo! News. Archived from the original on March 14, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
- ↑ Lee, Ann (November 14, 2022). "'I didn't have a single audition for a year': Goonies and Indiana Jones child star Ke Huy Quan on finding fame again". The Guardian. Archived from the original on March 13, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
- ↑ "Ke Huy Quan". Empire. Archived from the original on December 19, 2022. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
- ↑ "'We're very proud': Ke Huy Quan's Oscar win is huge for Asian community, his family in Houston says". ABC13 Houston. March 13, 2023.
- ↑ White, Peter (September 10, 2022). "'Loki': Ke Huy Quan Joins Season 2 of Marvel Series - Deadline". Deadline. Archived from the original on September 10, 2022. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
- ↑ Vary, Adam B.; Maas, Jennifer (2023-05-16). "Marvel Sets Premiere Dates for 'Loki' Season 2, 'Echo' on Disney+". Variety. Archived from the original on May 16, 2023. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
- ↑ Sciences, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and. "The Academy Invites 398 New Members for 2023: See the Full List". A.frame. Archived from the original on June 28, 2023. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
- ↑ Sachdeva, Maanya (December 13, 2023). "Kung Fu Panda fans praise 'legendary' new villain as trailer for fourth film released". The Independent. Archived from the original on December 13, 2023. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 15, 2023. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
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Other websites
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- Ke Huy Quan on IMDb
- Ke Huy Quan on Instagram